by Viviana Andrea PAEZ Rojas | Oct 23, 2025 | EAL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Hello Families, This week, students have been exploring different reading strategies to help them become more confident and independent readers. Some groups focused on understanding new vocabulary, while others practiced using details from the text to make inferences...
by Viviana Andrea PAEZ Rojas | Oct 16, 2025 | EAL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Dear Parents and Families, I hope you are all doing well! As your child continues to grow as an English learner, one of the best ways to support them at home is through simple, everyday conversations in English. You don’t need to be fluent, just spending a few minutes...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Oct 15, 2025 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
If your child speaks a language other than English at home, you may worry about how this affects their learning. It’s true that EAL (English as an Additional Language) students face extra challenges—but with your support, they can thrive at school, both academically...
by Viviana Andrea PAEZ Rojas | Oct 9, 2025 | EAL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Dear Parents and Families, I hope you are all doing well! I wanted to take a moment to remind you of the importance of daily reading in English for our students. Reading regularly helps children improve their vocabulary, grammar, and overall confidence in using the...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Oct 9, 2025 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Just like learning to talk or walk, learning to write is a process that happens in stages — and every child moves through those stages at their own pace. Writing development reflects a child’s growing understanding of letters, sounds, words, and how we use them to...
by Viviana Andrea PAEZ Rojas | Oct 2, 2025 | EAL, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Dear Parents, Writing stories helps children use their imagination, practice new words, and learn how to organize ideas into sentences and paragraphs. A fun way to encourage writing at home is by using Story Starters. 👉 How to do it: Give your child the beginning of a...
